COLUMNS

By Pereowei Subai On the 14th of March 2022, the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) directed its Name Approving Officers to insist that all private schools, academies and other institutions of learning which seek to register their business names be henceforth directed to register as…

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu This past week education came to a halt in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It began with the order by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, on 25 July closing down all six Federal Government Colleges (better known as Unity…

By Olanrewaju Onigegewura On Friday, 29 July 2022, His Lordship Hon. Justice Taiwo O. Taiwo will deliver his last judgment as a Judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria. For His Lordship, the day will no doubt be an emotional one for…

BY Babatunde Fashola Let me start by telling you how pleased I am that the National Housing Programme that was initiated by our ministry at the onset of the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration is now delivering on its objective. Apart from stimulating the economies of…

By Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN I watched and listened very carefully to my good friend, Chief Festus Okoye, INEC’s cerebral Commissioner for Information and Voter Education, on his recent Channels television interview. I completely disagree with his take and analysis of the place…

By Muiz Banire SAN My preoccupation in the past few decades has been Nigeria and its turbulent challenges which have compelled me to be originally an optimistic pessimist. Day in, day out, my optimism fades as my heart sinks into despair about the…

By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN About a week ago, the National Industrial Court, sitting in Abuja, directed the federal government of Nigeria to increase the salaries of all judicial officers in the country. In a landmark judgment delivered by the Honourable Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae,…

By Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi, SAN, FCIArb. (UK). Electronic banking plays a very vital role due to the fact that it’s the cheapest way of providing banking services. Using various electronic banking channels, there is a swift movement of funds domestically and internationally. INTRODUCTION In the last…

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu The story is told of a former governor of a state in north-central Nigeria who approached his friend, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), for advice on a very pressing matter. The governor wanted this senior lawyer to advise…

By Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi, SAN, FCIArb. (UK). What is in a face? A personality? An image? Images play an indisputably vital role in 21st-century society as they convey diverse messages and acquire autonomous informational, commercial, or social value. Modern society, especially in this era of…